Avannaata ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [avanːaːta] , Danish : Norden , lit. 'The Northern') is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km and has 10,726 inhabitants.
5-588: Torsukattak Strait (old spelling: Torssukátak ) is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland . Located in the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord , it separates the Ukkusissat Peninsula in the northeast from Appat Island in the southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of Itillarsuup Kangerlua fjord. Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of
10-586: The Ukkusissat settlement. Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry, now abandoned. Mining activities in the area are likely to resume in the future, providing an economic lifeline to the communities of the Uummannaq region, keeping the relatively new Qaarsut Airport open. 70°58′N 51°46′W / 70.967°N 51.767°W / 70.967; -51.767 Avannaata In
15-508: The municipal coastline are the waters of Disko Bay , although some Disko Bay communities belong to the municipality of Qeqertalik . This bay is an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay , which to the north edges into the island of Greenland in the form of Melville Bay . The coastline of northeastern Baffin Bay is dotted with islands of the Upernavik Archipelago , which is entirely contained within
20-430: The municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk , the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait , which separates Greenland from Ellesmere Island . Avannaata's western side extends to the formerly disputed Hans Island 's eastern half, while Canada's Qiqiktaluuk Region administers the western half. Avannaata's municipal council consists of 17 members, elected every four years. Kalaallisut ,
25-646: The south, Avannaata is flanked by the Qeqertalik municipality. In the southeast, it is bordered by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border runs north–south ( 45° West meridian ) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet ( Greenlandic : Sermersuaq ), and as such is free of traffic. In the east and northeast it is bordered by the Northeast Greenland National Park . At the southern end of
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